nba league average 3 point percentage by position in 1999-00 to 2008-09

Point guards had a three-point percentage of 35.2 between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons.

POSITION 3P% GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1
Point Guard
35.2
49,103
24.4
9.5
2.4
4.2
0.9
0.1
3.5
8.2
42.5
0.8
2.2
1.8
2.2
79.8
51.9
0.5
2.0
1.7
1,196,852
464,801
120,285
204,871
45,911
6,278
81,153
90,856
-306
2
Shooting Guard
36.4
47,188
25.6
11.1
3.0
2.4
0.9
0.2
4.0
9.3
43.3
0.9
2.6
2.1
2.6
80.2
53.1
0.7
2.3
1.4
1,206,027
523,362
142,801
112,550
41,602
11,569
67,937
91,340
+2071
3
Small Forward
35.9
47,220
25.7
10.7
4.1
1.9
0.8
0.4
4.0
8.9
44.5
0.7
2.0
2.0
2.6
76.9
53.1
1.1
3.0
1.4
1,211,294
505,114
192,784
88,406
39,262
19,067
66,494
101,015
-315
4
Power Forward
34.5
49,534
23.5
9.5
5.6
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
46.6
0.3
0.9
1.9
2.6
73.0
53.0
1.7
3.9
1.3
1,163,872
471,638
276,202
68,741
32,170
31,710
65,332
118,694
+3194
5
Center
31.9
51,439
20.8
7.4
5.5
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
5.9
49.1
0.1
0.2
1.6
2.3
67.5
53.5
1.8
3.7
1.2
1,071,711
379,914
282,347
44,799
24,517
50,866
59,357
129,676
-4644
StatMuse has season-level data for three-point percentage going back to the 1979-80 season.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0